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%T USGS Surficial Geologic Map Compilations (OFR 2006-1260)
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%K #SurficialMaps
%K surficial geology
%K USGS
%X Since 2006, the USGS has been releasing compilations of updated surficial geology compilations for Massachusetts under OFR2006-1260 (http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1260/). Older, more detailed surficial geologic maps (GQs, etc...) for Massachusetts can be downloaded from the National Geologic Map Database (http://ngmdb.usgs.gov) and the USGS Publications Warehouse (http://pubs.usgs.gov) Compilation areas published under OFR2006-1260 are:
- A - Surficial Geologic Map of the Clinton-Concord-Grafton-Medfield 12-Quadrangle Area in East Central Massachusetts (USGS Open File Report 2006-1260-A)
- B - Surficial Geologic Map of the Salem Depot-Newburyport East-Wilmington-Rockport 16-Quadrangle Area in Northeast Massachusetts (USGS Open File Report 2006-1260-B)
- C - Surficial Geologic Map of the Ashby-Lowell-Sterling-Billerica 11-Quadrangle Area in Northeast-Central Massachusetts (USGS Open File Report 2006-1260-C)
- D - Surficial Geologic Map of the Worcester North-Oxford- Wrentham-Attleboro Nine-Quadrangle Area in South- Central Massachusetts (USGS Open File Report 2006-1260-D)
- E - Surficial Geologic Map of the Pocasset-Provincetown-Cuttyhunk-Nantucket 24-Quadrangle Area of Cape Cod and Islands, Southeast Massachusetts Area in South- Central Massachusetts (USGS Open File Report 2006-1260-E)
- F - Surficial Geologic Map of the Norton-Manomet-Westport-Sconticut Neck 23-Quadrangle Area in Southeast Massachusetts(USGS Open File Report 2006-1260-F)
- G - Surficial Geologic Map of the Heath-Northfield-Southwick-Hampden 24-Quadrangle Area in the Connecticut Valley Region, West-Central Massachusetts (USGS Open File Report 2006-1260-G)
- I - Surficial Geologic Map of the Mount Grace-Ashburnham-Monson-Webster 24-Quadrangle Area in Central Massachusetts
See the links below for the USGS websites for each product. If you're looking for an older, more detailed surficial geologic map of a particular quadrangle, we recommend using the National Geologic Map Database (http://ngmdb.usgs.gov) and the USGS Publications Warehouse (http://pubs.usgs.gov). We also recommend MassDEP's Hydrogeologic Information Matrix for finding the most recent USGS publications for a given town in Massachusetts (http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dep/water/compliance/hydromat.pdf
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%U http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1260
%0 Generic
%D 0
%T CalTopo - Backcountry topographic maps
%K #MapsDataPublications
%K #Topo
%K quadrangles
%K topographic maps
%K USGS
%X CalTopo contains topographic map coverage and downloadable topographic maps for all of the conterminous U.S. It also has a variety of web-based tools for calculating distance, area, topographic profiles, etc...
%I Caltopo
%G eng
%U http://caltopo.com/
%0 Generic
%D
%T Recent USGS Publications for Massachusetts
%K #MapsDataPublications
%K #Misc
%K massachusetts
%K Massachusetts Geology
%K recent
%K reports
%K USGS
%K USGS publications
%I USGS
%G eng
%U http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/#search:advance/page=1/page_size=100/title=Massachusetts:0
%0 Generic
%D 2014
%T USGS Topoview
%K #MapsDataPublications
%K #Topo
%K topographic maps
%K USGS
%X An MGS favorite: Contemporary to historic topographic maps. TopoView highlights one of the USGS's most important and useful products, the topographic map. In 1879, the USGS began to map the Nation's topography. This mapping was done at different levels of detail, in order to support various land use and other purposes. As the years passed, the USGS produced new map versions of each area. The most current maps are available from The National Map. TopoView shows the many and varied older maps of each area, and so is useful for historical purposes—for example, the names of some natural and cultural features have changed over time, and the 'old' names can be found on these historical topographic maps.
%I United States Geological Survey
%G eng
%U http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/maps/TopoView/